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@CoachingFamily

Warm Up Games

Sharing Booklet

July 2012

Warm Up Games

Sharing Booklet

July 2012

In association with

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Warm Ups BookletWelcome to the second sharing booklet from The Coaching Family inassociation with Academy Soccer Coach. This booklet focuses on an area

that is vital in setting the tone of your sessions The Warm Up.

Warm Ups are used to gradually increase players heart rates while alsopreparing muscles for football related activities. We think all warm upsshould be FUN A way of engaging your players and grabbing theirattention so they are ready to learn.

As always with these books, everything you see can be adapted, playedwith and adjusted to suit different age groups or abilities from toddlers toadults. Dont just stick to the manual.. Change it, try your own progressions.

Id like to take this opportunity to thank all the coaches that havecontributed to the second sharing booklet, its not possible without you!! Ihope you pick up some ideas and enjoy reading through.

Ben Trinder (@CoachingFamily & @Ben_Trinder)

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Richard Holmes

3 Zone Warm Up

Top Passing

Bottom Left Keepy UpsBottom Right Dribbling

Players can move aroundthe area and choosewhere they would like togo.

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Richard Holmes

4 Goal Handball Game

2 teams play handball into2 opposite goals Score

with header/volley & Tagto tackle. This willencourage eyes up.

Progression:Player with ball runsthrough cone gate toscore extra point.

Progression:Play into all four goals.

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Adam Bessent

Passing Sequences

Create teams of no morethan 5 Players number

themselves 1-5. Pass theball from no.1 through to 5to win.

Progression: Give 3 lives ifball goes out of grid, teamloses a life.

Progression: Different typesof passes, chips etc.

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Josh Pilsbury

Pairs Tag

Players get into pairs andhold hands.

One pair nominated theTaggers They have

one minute to tag asmany pairs as they can.

Progression: Players canonly hop.

Progression: Introduce aball for each pair.

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Mark Horsfield

Skills Circuit

Players take it in turns to

go through the skillscircuit.

- Dribbling with both feet- Changes of direction- Inside/Outside cutsAnd- Running with the ball

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Dan Hamer

Taggers

Two players without aball, the rest with a ball

each.

Players without a ball

(Taggers) try to win a ballfrom a dribbler. Playersswitch roles if tagger issuccessful.

Dribblers score points forshielding the ball, beatingthe tagger with skills and

a large amount of bonuspoints for a nut meg.

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John JohnstonePass it on

3 taggers in centre. Otherplayers arranged outside

area some with, somewithout a ball.

On coaches call, thetaggers try to tag playerswithout a ball.

Players with a ball must

recognise the dangerand pass the ball toplayers in trouble.

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Billy McEvoyPassing Circle

A simple follow your passgame.

A passes to B and followsball in. B passes to C and

follows ball out. C thenpasses to A who hasreplaced C in the middle.

The game continues

around the circle. Progressby asking players to useone touch.

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Billy McEvoyEmpty & Fill space

5 cones arranged in asquare with one in

middle. 4 players start on4 corners.

Once a player haspassed the ball he/shesprints to the empty cone.

This warm up game helps

players get used tomoving off the ball.

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Ben Bartlett

Hands & Feet

White team pass and

receive on the floor usingboth feet, differentsurfaces etc.

Blue team pass ball inhands but receiver mustcontrol the ball with apart of the body then

catch it.

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Ian StonebridgeStay in the middle

Players in 3s or 4s movingfreely around an area

(either separate boxes foreach group or one largerarea for all groups)

One player attempts tokeep themselves in themiddle of the players intheir group (straight line or

triangle).

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Ian StonebridgeDribble in, Dribble out

All players with a ball,moving around the area

at different speeds.

Dribble into a square

through one side butplayers must leavethrough a different exit.

Introduce competition

How many squares canplayers visit in 30 seconds.

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Harry WatlingPass, Dribble or Turn

Players split into 2 teams,but are only allowed to

pass to the oppositecolour.

Every time they receive apass they should beencouraged to turn outand dribble towards amannequin to perform a

turn.

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Harry WatlingBib Snatchers

Two equal teamsdefending/attacking 2

goals.

Only the player with the

ball can be tagged nobody else.

Players must use skills,turns and changes of

speed to avoid theirmarkers.

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Bradley MarshallMessi Dribble (Bulldog)

Ask players who is theirfavourite dribbler.. Most

will say Messi, Ronaldo.

One defender is

nominated whileeveryone else has a balleach.

Players with the ball must

try to use Messis skills toget to the opposite sideof the area.

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Bradley MarshallTom & Jerry

Simple tag game but lotsof fun. One player

nominated as Tom. Theother players wear bibs(like Jerrys tail!)

If Tom takes your tailyou must join him.

Add a ball or only allow

certain movements, likehopping, to increasedifficulty.

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Joe SuttonCastles

4 Coned off Castles with 4guards inside.

Players in the middle try toget in and back out of

the castle without beingtagged.

Progression: Introducefootballs for all players.

Encourage eyes upawareness.

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Liam DonovanStars

Players start in the middle of the star,sharp sidesteps left, then right, back into middle, runs forward to front conethen back peddles to the rear cone,explode forward to collect the ballfrom the square (the next player shouldnow be performing the above) whencollecting the ball from the square you

have to dribble in to an empty square(not allowed back in the same square),the player joins the back of the linewhere they left the ball.

All STARS should be going at the sametime, treat it as a race when players

are comfortable with it. Make sure youemphasise to the players to be reallysharp with fast (small) sidesteps, NOTLUNGES. When dribbling be AWAREwhich box is free, whether it's forward,diagonal or to the side.

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Andy HaganHandball Nos Game

2 Equal teams of playerswho give each other

numbers, e.g 1 to 4.

Teams must throw the ball

to the next number intheir team 1 to 2, 2 to 3etc.

First team to get round

twice wins.

Progression: A player runs

to the edge of the areaand back in after his pass.

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Gary AllansonDribble or Pass?

Pitch split into thirds,attacking team aim to

get one dribbler throughone on one with GK.

Used as part of a whole-part-whole session.

Step away from this gameto the part which can

be a 3v2 game into 3goals when to dribble,pass or score.

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Ben TrinderKnights v Dragons

4 Castles with 2 gateseach are being guarded

by 4 dragons.

In pairs, one Knights must

work to attract theattention of a dragon sotheir teammate can getthrough a gate and intothe castle to score a

point.

Start with ball in hands

progressing to ball atfeet. Dragons tag to

score a point.

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Paul SimmsCan you catch it?

Goalkeeper warm upsimilar to outfield players

keep ball game.

This game can be set up

5v2 6v4 etc.

Practice goalkeepingdistribution including, rollouts, javelin throws and

normal side foot passing.

Players should also

practice correct receivingtechniques, e.g scoop.

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Stefan LowesMagic Word Game

Players stand oppositeeach other with a ball on

a cone halfway betweenthem.

The coach tells a storyand the players must waituntil they hear the magicword.

When they hear it, bothplayers race to the balland try to take it. Best of 5

wins the game.

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Stefan LowesTag Rugby

Two equal teams,attacking and defending

end zones.

Forward passes not

allowed to encouragedribbling Players score apoint for each try theyget.

Tackles are made bytagging opponents whichresults in a change of

possession.

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Lee FieldenSafe Zone Tag

Two chasers arenominated by the group,

everyone else has afootball each.

The chasers try to tag asmany players as possiblebut cannot touch anyonein a safe zone.

Increase difficulty bygiving the chasers a balland removing a safe

zone.

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Lee FieldenDribbling & changing

direction

Players with a ball each

dribble in one side oftriangle and leavethrough another.

Progress by adding adefender to increasepressure.

Or add players without aball inside the triangles toplay a bounce pass off.

Pass in one side andreceive from another side

of the triangle.

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Paul Power

Fish Fingers

Fish (Blue) have a ball

each and try to dribbleacross the water theywill need to look out for

the sharks though.

Encourage players to becreative, how can theyget away from the sharks

quickly and effectively.

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Paul PowerMagic Tunnel

Players organised into 3lines no more than 3

players deep.

Dribble out one at a time,

turn at the end and joinback of their group.

Encourage players to beinventive, can they get

the ball to the endwithout it dropping?Keepy ups, heading. Be

creative!

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Manraj SuchaThrow and Catch

Players move around thearea in pairs and look to

throw/catch the ballthrough the gates.

Progression: All playershave a ball but stay inpairs. When they reach agate they swap footballs.

Encourage and democommunication e.g yougo high, ill go low

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Richard Wesbroom/Ben GSkills Circle

Players have a ball eachand are free to move

around the circleperforming and skill orvariety of skills they like.

On the coaches call, allplayers leave the circleand must step in/out ofthe line of cones. They

then return to the circle.

Progression: take the ball

and dribble through thecones.

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Tyrone ReidServers Game

Players work for 30 secs.

Whites leave centresquare to find a server,receive the ball then

return to square beforefinding a new server.

Servers vary delivery eachtime the players switch

roles. For example, in airto head, chest, thigh orfoot .

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Matt TranterFollow the pass

One team of fourarranged on the points of

a square. These are thepassing team.

The other team have aball each and must try tofollow the passing teamsball around the square.

Switch roles every 30 secs.

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Matt TranterSwitch Zones

Players play in red zone,dribbling, turning and

doing keepy ups.

On coaches call they run

with the ball into theyellow zone and continueuntil the coach calls outagain.

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Simon RuffleX-Factor

Players form an X shapearound a centre square.

Players go in pairs fromthe top/bottom of the X

into the centre squareand perform a skill.

The rest of the groupjudge by

clapping/cheering thegroup.

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Eoin O'CallaghanKing of the Ring

Every player has a ball inan appropriately sized

area.

Players compete to kick

each others football outof the area.

Coaches shouldencourage eyes up

and spatial awareness,be aware of whosaround you.

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Academy Soccer CoachPass & React

Pitch split in half with twoteams of four players + oneball in each half.

Teams keep their ball butevery time they make a

pass they must move to theopposite half to receive aone touch bounce pass They then return to theirgroup.

Progression: Use one ball. Ateam keeps possessionagainst one defender, thentwo and so on until the ball

is lost.

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Caroline WhitfeldNetball

Two equal teams playwith ball in hands.

The aim is to get a runnermoving into the target

box to receive a pass.

Score a point for eachsuccessful pass into aplayer in the target area.

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David CharlesShielding

Players arranged 1v1inside 5x5 boxes. One

shielding, one trying towin the ball.

Coach feeds a ball intoeach box, in sequence.

Players shield the ballfrom opponent and wait

for coach to call for apass back.

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Ricky ClarkeHelp a Friend

Two defenders playagainst a team of players

with a ball each.

Defenders try to kick the

footballs away.

Once a player has hadhis/her football kickedaway, they must try to

help other players in theirteam retain possession.

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Simon SchaferCircle Keep ball

Players form a tight circleto pass the ball around

one player who must tryto intercept.

Progression: Players pairup but stay in circleformation. One pair startin the middle of the circle.

If a pair in the circle givethe ball away or let it outof the circle, they go into

the centre.

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Dave AllenBib snatch

Players have colouredbibs tucked into their

shorts.

Players need to move

between safe zones andtry to get away from thetaggers in the centralarea.

Encourage swiftmovements, weaving,light on your feet, speed

to get away.

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Matt ToulsonKeep on Moving

4 Teams of 3 players,each player starts in a

different quarter of thearea.

Players must movearound the area, theycan only spend 3 secondsin one quarter andcannot be in the same

section as a team mate.

Progression: Introduce

dynamic stretches/a ball.

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Matt ToulsonFind a Cone

Players have a ball eachplus one cone. They can

put the cone anywhere inthe area.

Coach asks them todribble around. Whenhe/she calls find a coneplayers must get to acone ASAP.

Coach removes a coneeach time until one

player is left.

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Michael WorthingtonFollow the Leader

Players pair up andnumber themselves 1

and 2.

To start with 1 tries to get

away from 2 and thenvice versa.

Progression: Add a ball toeach player, can they

get away now?

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